Education in Faith
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Sacrament Levy Please remember to pay your sacramental levy of $15. If your child has received or will be receiving a Sacrament this year.
Confirmation
Reflection Day
Tuesday, October 5th at St. Kevin’s with Rev Tony Ireland.
Sacrament of Confirmation
October, Friday 15th at St. Kevin’s Church at 7 pm
- Complete the important notification for Confirmation on Google Classroom ASAP.
- Please remember to pick up the hessian pack (before the end of this TERM) from school at the front office to start creating the banner.
- Banners need to be handed in by Monday, 4th October.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus foretells us of his imminent suffering, death and resurrection. In predicting his passion, Jesus is acknowledging the danger they will face and is trying to prepare his disciples for it. Unfortunately, instead of reflecting on what Christ was saying, his disciples were busy quarrelling secretly over who was the greatest and were afraid to ask what he meant.
Having arrived at Capernaum, Jesus and his disciples enter a house. In this private place, Jesus asks his disciples about the argument they had while they were journeying. Again, the disciples are uncharacteristically silent and afraid to answer. Jesus then summons the Twelve; he teaches that those who would be first in God’s kingdom must be servants of all.
Therefore, Jesus calls forward a child and teaches the Twelve that to receive a child in Jesus’ name is to receive both Jesus and the One who sent him. By using a child as an example, Jesus is simply teaching us that we have to become like children in order to be great. Of course, this does not mean being childish. Rather, it means being child-like. It means that, we have to live our lives in humble service to God and to one another.
We often see in any society, church, family, and indeed anywhere that personal ambition is considered more important than anything else. There, we see in-fighting, gossips, indifference, aggression, hatred, and all sorts of vices. All these, come at the expense of the common good and peaceful coexistence. Wherever these exist, there can be no progress, prosperity and peace.
Finally, to be great is to be focused on something other than oneself. It means our ability to accommodate, welcome, and work in harmony with others just as children always do. It also means the readiness to accept the truth and, to reflect positively on it.
Discussion Starters
- Who are the people without power or status in our society that Jesus is calling us to serve?
- Do we do so willingly?
- Jesus teaches that God’s judgment of us will be based on this criteria alone.
God Bless
Rozeta Ambrose